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abaisser @3::: /vt/ to lower, pull down
               /vpr/ to fall, drop; (terrain) slope down

abandonner @3::: /vt/ to desert, abandon

abasourdir @3::: /vt/ to stun, bewilder, dumbfound. to deafen

abattre @3::: /vt/ (arbre) to cut down, fell; (adversaire, quilles, mur) knock down; (avion) shoot down; slaughter
==> abattage @3::: /nm.actn/ slaughter
==> abattoir @3::: /nm.livg/ slaughterhouse

abbaye @3::: /nf.socl/ abbey
==> abbé @3::: /nm.socl/ abbot, priest
==> abbesse @3::: /nf.socl/ abbess

abdiquer @3::: /vt/ to abdicate, give up

abdomen @3::: /nm.anat/

abeille @3::: /nf.zool/ bee

aberrant @3::: /adj/ ~~, absurd

abhorrer @3::: /vt/ to abhor, loathe

abîme @3::: /nm.geox/ gulf, chasm

abîmer @3::: /vt/ to damage, spoil

abject @3::: /adj/ despicable, ~~

abjurer @3::: /vt/ to abjure, renounce

ablation @3::: /nf.actn/ (méd) removal

abolir @3::: /vt/ to abolish

abondant @3::: /adj/ (récolte) good; (réserve) plentiful; (végétation) lush; (chevelure) thick

abonner @3::: /vt/ ~ qn (à qch): to take out a subscription (to sth) for sb. (sport, théàtre) buy season tickets. to agree to a price (in advance)

abord @3::: /nm.stat/ ~s: surroundings; access, approach; (acueil) manner

aborder @3::: /vt/ to reach; (personne) to approach, come up to; (naut) to board; collide with

aborigène @3::: /adj/ aboriginal
                /n.socl/ aborigin

aboutir @3::: /vi/ to succeed; (~ à) end up in, result in lead to

aboyer @3::: /vi/ to bark
==> aboiement @3::: /nm.actn/ (chien) bark; cry

abracadabrant @3::: /adj/ incredible, preposterous

abrasif @3::: /adj/ abrasive

abréger @3::: /vt/ to shorten
==> abrégé @3::: /nm.abst/ summary <EX> faire un ~ de  [to summarize]

abreuver @3::: /vt/ (animal) to water
               /vpr/ to drink
==> abreuvoir @3::: /nm.livg/ watering place; drinking trough (for animal)

abri @3::: /nm.livg/ shelter; refuge
==> abriter @3::: /vt/ to shelter; (radiations) to screen (de)

abricot @3::: /nm.food/ apricot
==> abricotier @3::: /nm.botn/ apricot tree

abrutir @3::: /vt/ to make stupid
==> abruti @3::: /nm.socl/ idiot, moron
==> abrutissant @3::: /adj/ stunning; mind-destroying

absolu @3::: /adj/ absolute

absorber @3::: /vt/ to take, absorb, (firme) take over

absoudre @3::: /vt/ to absolve

abstenir @3::: /vpr/ to refrain or abstrain (from)

abstraire @3::: /vt/ to abstract (de)
                /vpr/ to cut o.s. off (de)

abuser @3::: /vt/ to take advantage of; abuse; deceive, mislead
==> abus @3::: /nm.actn/ [aby] ~e
==> abusif @3::: /adj/ improper, (mére) over-possessive; (prix, punition) excessive

acariâtre @3::: /adj/ sour, cantankerous; (femme) shrewish

adage @3::: /nm.cult/

adapter @3::: /vt/ to adapt (à)

additionner @3::: /vt/ to add up

adepte @3::: /n.socl/ follower

adéquat @3::: /adj/ appropriate, suitable

adhérer @3::: /vt/ to stick to, adhere to. to join
==> adhésif @3::: /adj/ adhesive
==> adhésion @3::: /nf.actn/ (accord) support (à)
==> adhérence @3::: /nf.actn/ adhesion (à). (pneus) grip (à)

adjacent @3::: /adj/ ~~, adjoining

adjoindre @3::: /vt/ to add, attach, affix (à)
==> adjoint @3::: /nm.socl/ assisitant  $/adj/ assistant

adjuger @3::: /vt/ to auction (à). to award

adjurer @3::: /vt/ ~ qn de faire: to implore or beg sb to do sth

admettre @3::: /vt/ to admint, let in. (excuses, attitude) to accept

admirable @3::: /adj/

admis @3::: /nf.socl/ (scol) successful candidate
==> admissibilité @3::: /nf.stat/ eligibility (à)

adonner @3::: /vpr/ ~ à: (études) to devote o.s. to; (vice) to take to

adorable @3::: /adj/

adosser @3::: /vt/ ~ à qch: to stand against sth
              /vpr/ ~ à/contre: to lean with one's back against

adoucir @3::: /vt/ to soften; (goût) to make milder; (avec sucre) to sweeten

adresse @3::: /nf.abst/ (domicile) address. (lexicographie) headword

addresser @3::: /vt/ (lettre envoyer) to send. (écrire l'adress) to address (à)
                /vpr/ ~ à: (interlocuteur) to speak to, address; (responsable) go and see; (bureau) apply to, enquire at; (générosité) appeal to

aduler @3::: /vt/ to adulate

adulte @3::: /adj, n.socl/ adult

adultère @3::: /adj/ adulterous
               /nm.actn/ adultery

advenir @3::: /v/ (suiveir) ~ que: to happen that. (devenir) ~ de: to become of

adversaire @3::: /n/socl/ opponent, adversary

ad vitam aeternam @3::: /adv/ till kindom come

aérer @3::: /vt/ to air, aerate; (présentation) lighten
            /vpr/ to get some fresh air
==> aérateur @3::: /nm.livg/ ventilator
==> aérien @3::: /adj/ air; aerial. (silhouette) sylphlike, (démarche) floating; (musique) ethereal. (racine) aerial; (câble) overhead

aérodrome @3::: /nm.facl/ ~~, airfield

aérogare @3::: /nf.facl/ (aéroport) airport buildings; air terminal

aéroglisseur @3::: /nm.tech/ hovercraft

aéroplane @3::: /nm.tech/ airplane

râper @3::: /vt/ (carottes, fromage) to grate; (bois) rasp

rapetisser @3::: /vt/ to shorten; belittle
                 /vpr/ to shrink, get smaller or shorter

râpeux @3::: /adj/ rough

rapide @3::: /adj/ quick, rapid, swift
             /nm.facl/ (train) express, fast train. (rivière) rapid

rapiécer @3::: /vt/ to patch up

rappeler @3::: /vt/ to call back, (diplomate) recall. ~ qch: (mentionner) to mention sth; (référence) to quote sth
==> rappel @3::: /nm.actn/ recall; callback; (théât) curtain call

rappliquer @3::: /vt/ to come back; (arriver) to turn up, show up

rapport @3::: /nm.stat/ connection, relationship, link. (profit) yield, return. (math) ratio. written report

rapporter @3::: /vt/ to bring or take back (à); (chien) retrieve game, (investment) bring in money, yield a profit.
                /vt/ to report a fact, sb's actions; add an extension (on); ~ qch à qch: relate sth to sth
                /vi/ (investment) to be profitable; (chien) to retrieve; (argot, ecole) to tell tales (Infml)
                /vpr/ to refer to sth, relate to tie in with

rapproacher @3::: /vt/ to bring closer or nearer (de). to bring together.

rapt @3::: /nm.actn/ [-t] abduction

raquete @3::: /nf.livg/ (tennis) racquet, (ping-pong) bat; (à neige) snowshoe

rare @3::: /adj/ ~~; (énergie, imprudence) exceptional, singular. (peu nombreux) few. (peu abondant) scarce, thin
==> rareté @3::: /nf.stat/ rarity, scarcity
==> raréflier @3::: /vpr/ to become scarce; (air) to rarefy, get thin

ras @3::: /adj/ (poil, herbe) short; (cheveux) closecropped; (mesure) full. (locution) à la ~ de terre: level with the ground
==> raser @3::: /vt/ (barbe) to shave off; (menton, malade) to shave. to graze, scrape
==> rasoir @3::: /nm.livg/ razor

rasade @3::: /nf.stat/ glassful

rassasier @3::: /vt/ to satisfy. ~ qn: to satisfy one's hunger
                /vpr/ to satisfy one's hunger

rassembler @3::: /vt/ to gather, assemble; (troupes) rally; (troupeau) round up
==> rassemblment @3::: /nm.socl/ gathering, assembling

rassir @3::: /vpr/ to go stale

rassurer @3::: /vt/ ~ qn: to put sb's mind at ease, reassure sb

rat @3::: /nm.zool/ [ra] rat <EX> il est fait comme un ~ [he's cornered]
==> rate [2] @3::: /nf.zool/ she-rat
==> raticide @3::: /nm.livg/ rat poison

ratatiner @3::: /vt/ to dry up, shrivel; (visage) wrinkle. (détruire) to wreck

rate [1] @3::: /nf.anat/ spleen

râtelier @3::: /nm.livg/ rack

rater @3::: /vi/ to misfire, failt to go off. (projt) fail, go wrong
            /vt/ (cible, occasion, train) to miss. (travail) mess up

ratiboiser @3::: /vt/ (maison) to wreck; (personne) to do in

ratifier @3::: /vt/ to ratify, approve

rationaliser @3::: /vt/ to rationalize

rationner @3::: /vt/ to ration

ratisser @3::: /vt/ (gravier) to rake; (feuilles) to rack up; (mil, police) comb.

raton @3::: /nm.zool/ racoon

ratonnade @3::: /nf.actn/ ~s: attacks on immigrants

rattacher @3::: /vt/ to tie up again; do up or fasten again; (territoire, service) to join, unit

rattraper @3::: /vt/ (prisonnier) to recapture; (objt, enfant qui tombe) catch hold of
                /vpr/ to stop o.s. falling

rauque @3::: /adj/ (voix) (enrouée) hoarse; (étraillée) husky, throaty; (cri) raucous

ravage @3::: /nm.actn/ faire des ~s: to wreak havoc (dans)
==> ravager @3::: /vt/ (pays) to lay wast, ravage, devastate

raveler @3::: /vt/ to clean, give a face-lift to; (réparer) restore

ravauder @3::: /vt/ (vêtement) to repair, mend; (chaussette) to darn

ravin @3::: /nm.geox/ gully, (encaissé) ravine
==> raviner @3::: /vt/ to gully; visage to furrow

ravir @3::: /vt/ to delight
==> ravi @3::: /adj/ delighted

raviser @3::: /vpr/ to change one's mind, think better of

ravitailler @3::: /vt/ to provide with fresh supplies; refuel

raviver @3::: /vt/ to revive, rekindle; (couleur) brighten up

rayon @3::: /nm.natr/ ray, beam. (roue) spoke. (planche) shelf. (section) department. (comptoire) counter. (ruche) honeycomb. (math) radius

rayonner @3::: /vi/ to radiate. ~ dans une région: (touristes) to tour around a region

réabonner @3::: /vt/ to renew sb's subscription
